Nick Saban is finally speaking out regarding the Jermaine Burton situation.
Last week, a viral video showed Burton smacking a female Vols fan who had rushed on the field.
Jermaine Burton smacking a girl in the head after the game pic.twitter.com/6DeqPYJ5WK
— Legends of Lindsey Nelson (@VolCreatures) October 18, 2022
Burton started during this week’s game vs Mississippi state which angered fans.
Jermaine Burton is playing for Bama tonight? Am I the only one that thinks this is insane?!
At best, he shoved a female fan last week. At worst he punched her.
I dont care if she was on the field or not.
This is embarrassing for Nick Saban.
Why is no else talking about this?
— Aaron Torres (@Aaron_Torres) October 23, 2022
During his postgame press conference, Saban said Burton was “scared” before he smacked the Vols fan and would not be suspended.
“I don’t know how many of you have been in a situation like that. I talked to him. He was scared, I was scared, some of our other players were scared,” Saban said. “I think you learn to respect other people because we have a responsibility to do that, regardless of the circumstance we’re in. I talked to the guy, we have him in a counseling program, it’s not an anger management program, as some people announced today. Nobody ever said that, that’s not the problem, that’s not the issue.
“It’s about having the proper respect for other people,” Saban added. “I didn’t think it was necessary to suspend the guy, so if you knew the whole story, maybe you wouldn’t either. But I am not gonna divulge that.”
Nick Saban, on the incident with Jermaine Burton last weekend at Tennessee.
Here’s part of his answer. Says that Burton, himself and players were scared. pic.twitter.com/SLiRsAtSQB
— Trey Wallace (@TreyWallace_) October 23, 2022
Saban was blasted by fans for saying Burton was scared of the female Vols fan.
I just don’t understand how a 6 foot 200 something pound MAN was scared of a girl half his size. This is absolutely embarrassing for both Nick Saban and Burton….idc what anyone says!! https://t.co/zwq1kCT8aP
— Josh. (@just_me_josh116) October 23, 2022
So, a healthy built man (in Pads with a helmet in his hands) was afraid of a sorority girl?!?! Come on, Man!!! That’s such BS. If it was one of our players that smacked a female, everyone would be calling for his suspension. https://t.co/b288Hc2fF8
— Angi All Vol (@arh674_angi) October 23, 2022
ah yes, the 6 foot 200 pound D1 athlete was so terrified of an average UT student he had to hit her, good take saban https://t.co/ZtdzAMxrVy
— riley (@rileywhardin) October 23, 2022
Let me get this straight. He was scared when a woman walked past him, proceeded to hit her in the head, and walked away calmly. https://t.co/BqQKZJG7Fl
— Big Orange Punch (@BigOrangePunch) October 23, 2022
He was so scared of a young woman half his size, walking by him, he hit her in the head. You mean that kind of scared? Or you needed him to play today? https://t.co/E4l0WpMs7u
— John U Choi DDS, PhD (@jcperio1) October 23, 2022
This is the most pathetic thing I’ve seen in a long time. So basically Bammer is going to play victim because they were “scared” so that justified hitting the girl? Get real. @AlabamaFTBL @GregSankey @SEC https://t.co/XaQIqQlUoO
— ℂ (@VFL_Cole) October 23, 2022
This is a joke, right? I’m sure the guy, who was wearing pads, was terrified of that skinny college girl who was running PAST him and he decided to hit her lol https://t.co/JPV6JdXcKm
— Clint Biggs (@ClintBiggs2) October 23, 2022
